Meat-cutter.



W. R. WOODS.

MEAT CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 1916.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

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MEAT-CUTTER.

Application filed April 7,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILSON R. Wooos, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Meat-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for cutting or slicing meat; and it is a primary object of this invention to provide, in a single apparatus and machine, means for slicing boneless meat and for cutting and slicing meat containing bone; and it is an object, of this invention to provide such a machine in simple and inexpensive form, and to provide a machine which may be easily operated and expeditiously used to cut off clean slices of uniform thickness from either boneless meat or meat having bone.

It is one of the features of this invention that I provide two kinds of cutters, one in the form of a band saw and the other in the form of a, band knife, and also provide means so that either of the cutters may be easily used at will. There are other features of construction and combination which I set forth in the following specification, wherein I describe a preferred form of my cutting mechanism, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which, for the purpose of this specification, I have illustrated a preferred form of my invention.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a plan section taken as indicated by line l-1 on Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine, with parts broken away for clarity of illustration, Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken as indicated by line 33 on Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is an detail section showing the band saw and knife, and taken as indicated by line 44 on Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section taken as indicated by line 5 on Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail iection taken as indicated byline 6-6 on i 3. v

n the drawings I show a suitable supporting frame having supporting legs 11 adapted to support the machine upon a table or other supporting surface. This frame has an arm 12 extending upwardly as shown in the various views; and at the upper end of the arm 12 a pair of vertical ways or guides 13,is carried for the purpose of supporting and guiding bearing blocks 14. These bearing blocks are held up in position, and may be adjusted in vertical position, by the ad- Speclflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917. 1916. Serial No. 89,707.

mounted upon a shaft 19 in the manner shown in detail in F ig. 6. The shaft 19 is mounted in bearings 20 and 21 on the frame 10 and the wheels 18 and 18 are mounted upon the overhanging end of the shaft 19; there being no bearing outside the wheel 18* so that the band saw and band knife are easily removed and replaced upon the wheels. The shaft 19 is rotated from any suitable source of power as from a motor 22, through the medium of a belt and wheel connection 23, 24. The hubs 25 and 25 of the two wheels 18 and 18 are loosely mounted upon the shaft 19, the hub 25 being confined between the bearing 20 and the enlarged portion 26 of the shaft and the hub 25 being confined between an end collar or disk 27 and the enlarged portion 26 of the shaft. In this enlarged portion 26 there is a slot 28 providing for a transverse clutch pin 29 mounted upon the end of a longitudinal rod 30. This rod 30 may be moved longitudinally by any suitable lever 31 mounted upon the frame 10. Movement of the clutch pin 29 in one direction or the other will engage the clutch pin in notches 32 or 32 in the wheel hubs and will thus cause either wheel 18 or 18 to be driven by the shaft 19. By this simple arrangement, I provide for driving either of the wheels 18 or 18 and allowing the other to stand motionless.

Upon the wheels 17 and 18 I place an endless band saw 35; upon the wheels 17 and 18 I place an endless band knife 35*. The band saw is provided with fine teeth having very little, if any, set, while the band knife is provided with a sharpened edge; all as shown in Fig. 4. The band saw has cuttlng teeth similar to the teeth of the usual butchers saw. It is provided that the band saw and band knife be run at a high speed, so that they will make smooth even cuts and will cut through a piece of meat very quickly. When it is necessary to remove and replace either of the bands, the upper wheel and its bearing block may be disengaged from the guides 13, and the band may be then easily removed (the stationary table after described) and a new band may be ,merely loosening their tension, disengaging them from the lower Wheels, and then slipping the bands ofi' the upper wheels by slip- Ping them edgewise between the wheels (the upper wheels being slightly spaced apart). The screws 15 provide for keeping the necessary tension on the bands. Roller guides 60 may be provided below the table for the band knife to keep it in proper, position. A guard 61 may be provided to cover the saw and knife. as shown.

"I provide suitable slide ways 50 mounted upon the frame 10'; and mount a sliding table 51 between these ways. This table has ledges 52 at its opposite ends. This table slides in the direction indicated by the arrows in Figfl; and a piece of meat placed upon the table is placed back against either of the ledges 52. The piece of meat may then be pushed against either the band saw or knife, and a slice takenoff of the end of the piece of meat. I provide the stationary table 40 in the position shown in the drawings; and this table slopes toward the corners designated 40*,s0 that a slice of meat when severed from the piece, will fall upon the table and slide off toward one. or the 'other corner and into any suitable receptacle provided. The table 40 is removable, resting upon supports 41 and 42, so that it may be taken from its position over the wheels 18 and 18*. slot 43, running from one end of the table to the other, for the reception of a clamping bolt 44. This clamping bolt carries a rotatable cam 45 and a collar 45 at its upper end. The cam is rotated by handle 46 to press the collar down upon the horizontal part 47 ofgage .plate 48 and hold the part 47 in place on the table 40. The horizontal part 47 of gage plate 48 has a slot 49 so that the age plate may be adjusted in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5. The slot 43 allows the gage plate to be moved from one side of the table 40 to the other. When the saw 35 is being used, the gage plate is in the position shown in Fig. 1; when the knife 35 is being used, the gage plate will bemoved over to the other side of the table 40. The gage plate may be adjustediso as to gage the position of the piece of meat for any required thickness of slice; and the operation of the machine then only involves the placement of the piece of meat against the plate and the movement of the table 31 and the piece of meat toward the saw, causing .a slice to be cut away, which slice falls upon the table 40- and slides off that table. The table 31 and the piece of meat are then pulled back, the piece of meat again moved up against the 'gage plate and the operation repeated. When cutting meat with 'a bone,

In this table 40 I provide athe saw is used, as the saw will out directly through the meat and will also cut through the bone. When cutting without any bone, it is preferred to use a knife. The knife makes a clean cut and will slice off a very thin piece of meat.

Having described a preferred form of my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a frame, two sets of wheels mo'unted upon the frame, a band saw mounted upon one set of wheels and a band knife mounted upon the other set of wheels, means for operating either the band saw or band knife, the band saw and band knife being arranged back to back in the same plane, and a meat carrying table mounted upon the frame and adapted to slide horizontally in a direction parallel to the plane of the band- 2. In combination, a frame, two sets of wheels mounted upon the said frame, a band saw mounted upon one set of wheels and a band knife mounted upon the other set of wheels, means for operating either the band saw or band knife, the band saw and band knife being arranged back to back in the same plane, and a meat carrying table mounted upon the frame and adapted to slide horizontally in a direction parallel to the plane of the band saw and band knife, an upwardly extending ledge upon each of the ends of the carrying table, against which ledges the meat may be placed when it is to be moved with the table, the meat carrying table being at one side of the plane of the band saw and band knife, and a table mounted upon the frame on the other side of the plane of the band saw and band knife and sloping away from the band saw and band knife, such table adapted to receive the slice severed from the piece of meat.

3. In combination, a frame, two sets of wheels mounted upon the said frame, a band saw mounted upon one set of wheels and a band knife mounted upon the other set of wheels, means for operating either the band saw or band knife, the band saw and the ends of the carrying table, against which I ledges the meat may be placed when it is to be moved with the table, the meat carry- -ing table being at one side of the plane of the band saw and band knife, and a table mounted upon the frame on the other side of the plane of the band saw and the band knife and sloping away from the ,band sawand band knife, such table adapted ,t'o re: In Witness that I claim the foregoing I ceive' the slice severed from the piece of have hereunto subscribed my namethis 29th 10 meat, safid sloping table having a lflotlexday of March 1916.

tending rom end to end arallel to t e p ane of the band saw and kni e, and a gage plate WILSON WOODS adjustably mounted upon said table through Witnesses:

the medium ofmeans passing through and JAMES T. BARKELEW,

slidable along said slot. Enwoon H. BARKELEW. 

